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Wrap text to a column width — like Unix fmt or fold.

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About Word Wrapper

Re-flows text to fit within the column width you specify, breaking at word boundaries. Each paragraph is treated independently. Useful for formatting emails, READMEs, code comments, or terminal output. Runs entirely in your browser.

How to Use the Word Wrapper

  1. Paste or enter your input into the text field.
  2. Configure any options (format, delimiter, encoding, or mode) using the controls above the output.
  3. The result updates instantly — no submit button required for most operations.
  4. Click Copy or Download to take the output to your next step.

Wrap text to a column width — like Unix. No account needed — all processing happens locally in your browser and your input is never transmitted.

How the Word Wrapper Works

The wrapper never breaks inside a word, so lines may end slightly short of the target width but the result always reads naturally. Common widths: 72 for plain-text email and git commits, 80 for terminal and code, 100–120 for prose in modern editors. Blank lines are preserved so paragraph structure stays intact.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from word-wrap?

Word Wrapper always wraps at word boundaries (like Unix fmt) and re-flows whole paragraphs by joining their existing lines first. The Word Wrap Tool also offers a hard-wrap mode that breaks inside words. Pick this one for prose, the other when you need exact column counts.

How are paragraphs detected?

A paragraph is any block of lines separated from the next by one or more blank lines. Each paragraph is collapsed into one long line, then re-wrapped at the chosen column width — so jagged input becomes a tidy block.

What column width should I use for plain-text email?

72 columns is the long-standing convention (RFC 5322 actually allows up to 78). 80 is fine for terminal output and code comments. For the body of a git commit message, 72 is widely recommended.

Is my text sent to a server?

No — wrapping runs entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves the page.

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